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Saturday, October 8, 2016

It seems like only yesterday when we were checking out The Devil of Kreuzberg (2015), a
respectably accomplished modern gothic horror film directed by Alexander Bakshaev that’s gotten a lot
of due praise, and now, seemingly out of nowhere, Alex and the great folks involved follow it up with a killer Jess Franco tribute S & M: Les Sadiques.

I had viewed a lot of compelling images of
this film when it was in production, and one of the images, which did not end
up in the cut of S & M that I
watched, displayed lead actor Nadine Pape
channeling an iconic image of late ‘60s, early ‘70s Franco lead Soledad Miranda,
and I thought it looked cool. It captured the original spirit but also had a
different energy about it that was trying to impart a new vision, something
that’s not only a great tribute but also works on a number of other levels,
which is something that could also be said about the overall film.